Pant protector

Abstract

An apparatus and method for protecting the fabric at the bottom of a pant leg. In particular, the pant protector prevents the bottom of a pant leg from slipping between a person's heel and the shoe bed when wearing open-backed shoes. The pant protector comprises an anklet, which is worn around the ankle, and adjustable to the size of an individual's ankle. The anklet is connected to a heel strap, which runs directly down the back of one's ankle and to the back of one's shoe. The heel strap is connected to a heel loop, which attaches to the heel of a person's shoe. The pant protector is external to the shoe, but is connected such that when an individual is wearing long pants, the pant protector is not seen.

1 . A pant protector, comprising: 
 an anklet for attachment to an ankle;    a heel loop for attachment to a shoe heel; and    a heel strap attached to the anklet at a first end and attached to the heel loop at a second end.    
   
   
       2 . The pant protector in  claim 1 , wherein the anklet is secured with a fastener.  
   
   
       3 . The pant protector in  claim 1 , wherein the anklet or the fastener in  claim 2  allows for adjustment to the size of an ankle.  
   
   
       4 . The pant protector in  claim 1 , wherein the heel strap runs down the back of an ankle.  
   
   
       5 . The pant protector in  claim 1 , wherein the heel strap is wide enough and long enough to prevent a pant leg from slipping between a person's heel and the shoe bed.  
   
   
       6 . The pant protector in  claim 1 , wherein the heel loop keeps the heel strap taut such that a pant leg cannot slip between an individual's heel and the shoe bed.  
   
   
       7 . A method for protecting the fabric at the bottom of a pant leg, the method comprising: 
 connecting a heel loop to the heel of a person's shoe;    running the heel strap up the back of a person's ankle; and    securing the anklet to one's ankle.    
   
   
       8 . The method in  claim 9 , wherein the anklet is adjustable to ankle size.  
   
   
       9 . The method in  claim 9 , wherein the heel strap is wide enough to stay centered on the back of one's ankle.  
   
   
       10 . The method in  claim 9 , wherein the heel strap is adjustable.  
   
   
       11 . The method in  claim 9 , wherein the heel loop is flexible to fit around a variety of shoe heel widths.